[Avodah] Aveil as Sha"tz on Shabbos

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 05:07:54PM +0000, rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com wrote:
: Since "bemakom she'ein ish" would lich'ora be operable, does he step up
: and would now be construed as a "pro" in this context - and therefore
: be permitted to be Sha"tz?
: Or Not?

I take your question to mean: Is the heter for an aveil who is a
professional chazan based on it being a paid-for position, or on his
competency?

I think it's based on the fact that he's usually up there, and therefore
the chazan's absence would be noted by the qehillah and would be aveilus
befarhesia.

Then there are the questions about the appropriateness of "the Carlebach
Nusach" altogether. Given your fealty to the Maharil, I was surprised
you would be involved in this question.

It's one thing to defy the Maharil WRT Qabbalas Shabbos, which is a new
invention anyway. But for Shacharis through Mussaf, I find it more
difficult.

But I also find it at odds with RSC's intent. He didn't have a standard
nusach -- the idea was to use music to aid davening. This reducation of
RSC's more creative approach to davening to create a new nusach sung
regularly... what's the point? After a few iterations, it's just
a new routine, and the power of nigun to aid hislahavus mostly
exhausted. (Speaking from experience.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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